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12/04/2014 || Nicholas Simonin: “I had to move away” ||Arena||
Five of the nine from Ireland at the European Championships in Portugal. From left: Regina Kelly, Olivia Baxter, Nicholas Simonin, Hugh Cashell and Ruairi Short. Photo: Erik Borg Already as a youngster, Nicholas Simonin spent a year away from home. Now he has been living abroad for five years, just to do very well with […]
12/04/2014 || “This helps the sport to be better known” ||Arena||
João Figueiredo is happy to have all the best orienteers in the world on home ground, and that’s not only for getting tough competition. João has the Sprint as his main distance, and the fast Portuguese was number eight in one of the three heats and secured a safe place in the A-final. “I had […]
12/04/2014 || Keren Ziv – making history ||Arena||
Keren Ziv is the big Israeli hope in the Long final. Pavel Gvozdev, Guy Sabo and Alexey Marchenko are proud team friends. Photo: Erik Borg There is a new nation represented among the finalists in the women’s classes at the European Championships: an Israeli who likes to work hard over a long period, and that’s […]
12/04/2014 || Ursula Kadan – going for three times top 20 ||Arena||
Laura Ramstein (left), Julia Bauer, Anna Nilsson Simkovic, Elisa Elstner and Ursula Kadan represented Austria in the Sprint. Ursula succeeded in getting to the A-final. Photo: Erik Borg Ursula Kadan is better prepared than ever. The Austrian is hoping for new international steps forward in the coming days. “I want to be among the 20 […]
12/04/2014 || Italian team: important races on the route to home ground ||Arena||
Some of the Italians going for good races and getting more self-confidence before the World Championships on home ground later this year. From left. Carlotta Scalet, Nicole Scalet, Emiliano Corona, team leader Roland Pin and head coach Jaroslav Kačmarčík. Photo: Erik Borg For the Italians there’s no doubt what’s most important this year, but the […]
11/04/2014 || Emily Kemp: big decision ahead ||Arena||
Emily Kemp at the European Championships. Photo: Erik Borg Two years ago Emily Kemp became the first Canadian with a medal in the Junior World Championships. This year she is aiming for a new personal best as a senior, and an important decision is on the way. The 22-year-old Canadian is currently taking part in […]
11/04/2014 || Even Alexandersson can get tired! ||Arena||
Tove Alexandersson at a qualification race at the European Orienteering Championships. Photo: Erik Borg Tove Alexandersson is the “super-woman” who appears to be on top form the whole year, but even this Swede can have times when it’s a bit tougher. During the winter the 21-year-old athlete became both European Champion in ski orienteering and […]
10/04/2014 || “You’re not going to stop!” ||Arena||
Thierry Gueorgiou in Portugal. Photo: Erik Borg Thierry Gueorgiou is pretty sure that this European Championships will be his last as an athlete. But his team-mates are not so sure! The European Championships in Portugal, which also include the World Cup, started with the Middle distance qualification race. The race was organised close to the […]
10/04/2014 || Jansson – “I have never given up hope” ||Arena||
Helena Jansson at the European Championships in Portugal. Photo: Erik Borg For more than a year, Helena Jansson has spent much more time in water pools than in the forest. After the first race of the European Championships the Swede was smiling and very happy. “It’s so incredible to be back again”, Jansson says. “I […]
05/04/2014 || Hana Dolezalova: “I don’t have time to feel pressure at the ETOC” ||Arena||
Hana Dolezalova returns to the country where, in 2010, she suffered a serious accident during the World MTB Orienteering Championships. She was back then injured for life and had no chance to come back to mountain bike orienteering. But now she is back. Always with the colours of the Czech Republic, her main goals seem to be to finish the race and say: “I’m satisfied!”
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